as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie
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as in appeased
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Recent Examples of placated
Mariam Khan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Particularly if he is not placated in the market.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On Wednesday, Qatar's government did not appear to be placated.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Particularly if he is not placated in the market.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placated
Verb
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But many social media users aren’t appeased, with some calling to dismantle JICA entirely, or voicing distrust of the organization’s statements.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the hummingbirds are ecstatic.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wrestlers and wrestling fans alike are ecstatic that fan-favorite WWE Superstar AJ Lee has made her return to professional wrestling.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mohamed Salah leapt for joy in front of the elated away supporters before being mobbed by his team-mates.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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For Birkin, getting older meant a kind of invisibility, a prospect that at once unnerved and elated her.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Visually rapturous and moving even at its corniest moments, the whole thing is spectacular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Voice of Hind Rajab, a Gaza drama from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, receives a rapturous reception here after its world premiere here at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a 21-minute standing ovation, the longest at the 82nd festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Placated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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